[2025:JHHC:25582] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 4849 of 2025 Sudhir Kumar Rana @ Sudhir Rana, aged about 47 years, S/O- Late Ramcharan Rana, Resident of Village-Barhi, P.O.-P.S.-Barhi, Dist. Hazaribagh. ..... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Lalan Kumar Singh, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Vishwanath Roy, A.P.P. ------ 04/ 27.08.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with G. Case No. 21 of 2014, registered for the alleged offence under Sections 33, 41 and 42 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927 (Bihar Amendment Act, 1989), pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Koderma. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-6 of the petition. He submits that it has been alleged that certain wood logs were carried in one pick-up van and the petitioner is nothing to do with it. He further submits that in the offence report, the name of the petitioner is not there, however, in the prosecution report, the name of the petitioner has been disclosed, however, the source is not disclosed therein. 4. Learned A.P.P appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the allegation is there of illegally carrying the wood logs. 5. Considering that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-6 of the petition and he is also not the owner or driver of the said pick up van and further in the offence report, the name of the petitioner is not there, [2025:JHHC:25582] -2- however, in the prosecution report, the name of the petitioner has been disclosed, however, the source is not disclosed therein, the petitioner, above named, is directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks from today and the learned Court shall release the petitioner on the appropriate terms and conditions or on sureties as may deem fit and proper by the learned Court. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Amitesh/-